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ADVANCING THE ARTS ACROSS MARYLAND

Valerie Branch

Valerie Branch

Artist Overview

Valerie graduated magna cum laude from the University of Maryland College Park with a Bachelor’s Degree in Dance. She has experience touring as a performing and teaching artist both nationally and internationally. As a teaching artist, Valerie has brought dance into schools in South Africa and St. George’s, Grenada and has received an invitation from the Danish Embassy to participate in a Cultural Arts Program Exchange Visit to Denmark. Valerie became a Teaching Artist with Young Audiences of Maryland in the fall of 2013, to bring dance to schools throughout the Baltimore City area and beyond.

Artist Home County

Baltimore City

This artist/group is also a Visiting Performer.

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Category

Dance

Grade Level

All Grades

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Residency Info

Residency Description

Exploring, Creating and Dancing with our Friends!: In this residency, students will be encouraged to explore new and exciting ways to move their bodies with support from their friends and Teacher. Students will explore movement and meaning as they learn the difference between non-locomotor and locomotor movements. They will explore movement patterns and dance elements. They will work together in pairs and in large groups to share ideas and create a dance with repeating movement patterns.

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Email

Phone

410-837-7577

Fax

410-837-7579

About Artist in Residence Roster

Teachers or schools may browse this roster of artists selected on the basis of their artistic excellence and ability to work with students and faculty in a school environment. For each residency, the MSAC grant pays half of the residency total, making teaching artists more affordable for schools.

About Visiting Performers Roster

Teachers or schools may browse this roster and contact an artist to book a performance or production for students. For each booking, the artist applies MSAC funds that reduce the amount owed by the school by up to one-third, making performing artists more affordable to schools. A school may obtain up to three different productions per school year through the Visiting Performers Program.